Obituaries: 02.12.07

ROBSTOWN - Dominga Perez DeLeon, a homemaker and member of El
Redentor Methodist Church, died Feb. 10, 2007. She was 80.

Survivors include her husband, Ramon; a daughter, Leticia Morales of
Del Rio; four sons, Ramiro DeLeon of Baytown, Ruben DeLeon of Robstown,
and Roberto and Ramon DeLeon Jr., both of Crosby; three sisters, Elena
Magallan of San Antonio, Petra Romo of Robstown and Angelita Rodriguez
of Kingsville; two brothers, Martin Perez and Daniel Vasquez Jr., both
of Corpus Christi; 13 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Feb. 13 at El Redentor Methodist Church.
Burial will be in Robstown Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Feb. 12 at Holy Family Catholic
Church. Burial will be in Rose Hill Memorial Park.

Corpus Christi Funeral Home

Elena A. Gonzales

Elena Alaniz Gonzales died Feb. 9, 2007. She was 63.

Survivors include a daughter, Sandra Caballero of Corpus Christi;
six sons, Armando and Enemencio Ramos, both of Kenedy, Alfredo and
Alfonso Ramos, both of Corpus Christi, Eduardo Ramos of McAllen and
Ricardo Ramos of Runge; four sisters, Simona Lara of Corpus Christi,
Eva Gonzales and Alicia Munoz, both of Kenedy, and Margaret Torres of
Seguin; 21 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Feb. 12 at Ramon Funeral Home, Robstown.
Burial will be in Robstown Memorial Park Cemetery.

Other survivors include a brother, Jayden Gonzalez of Kingsville;
his grandparents, Nora and Javier Caldera, and Sylvia Carrales, all of
Kingsville; and his great-grandparents, Ricardo Macareno and Lydia
Carrales, both of Kingsville.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Feb. 12 at Santa Gertrudis Memorial
Cemetery.

Survivors include his wife, San Juanita; a son, Jose Manuel Martinez
of San Antonio; two sisters, Lucia Salazar and Lilia Vira, both of
Hebbronville; and four brothers, Norberto Martinez of Orange Grove,
Roberto and Heriberto Martinez, both of Hebbronville, and Herberto
Martinez of Hillsboro.

Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Feb. 13 at Our Lady of Guadalupe
Catholic Church. Burial will be in New Hebbronville Cemetery.

Survivors include a daughter, Liane Sue McCord of Houston; a son,
Albert Mejia III of Kingsville; six sisters, Josefa Guevara, Anna
Cantu, Felismer Vidal, Marta Acuna and Rosita Lara, all of Kingsville,
and Mary Jane Vela of Corpus Christi; two brothers, Cristobal and Bruno
Mejia, both of Kingsville; and six grandchildren.

Religious service will be at 7 p.m. Feb. 14 at Ramirez-Salinas
Funeral Home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Feb. 15 at Ramirez-Salinas
Funeral Home. Burial will be in Chamberlain Cemetery.

Lottie B. H. Patterson

Lottie Bee Hurley Patterson, a member of Parkdale Baptist Church and
the Be Ye Kind to One Another Sunday School Class, died Feb. 8, 2007.
She was 93.

Survivors include four daughters, Bertie Treadaway of Lubbock,
Bessie Reece of Fort Worth, Evelyn Hroch of Corpus Christi and Beverly
McClure of Hugo, Okla.; a son, Tom Patterson of Lubbock; three sisters,
Blanche Cline of Smithville, Eva Dillard of San Benito and Marie
Eubanks of Galveston; a brother, Ed Hurley of Smithville; 13
grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Feb. 12 at Parkdale Baptist Church.
Burial will be at 3:30 p.m. Feb. 12 at Restlawn Memorial Park, La
Feria.

Cage-Mills Funeral Directors

Isabel Pena

BEEVILLE - Isabel Pena, a homemaker and a Catholic, died Feb. 10,
2007. She was 93.

Survivors include a daughter, Aline Pena of Beeville; two sons,
Manuel Pena Sr. of San Antonio and Fernando Pena of Channelview; a
grandson she raised, Manuel Pena Jr. of Houston; 11 grandchildren; 14
great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren.

Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Feb. 12 at St. James Catholic
Church. Burial will be in San Jacinto Cemetery, Riverdale.

Trevino Funeral Home

Ricardo M. Trevino

Ricardo Montalvo Trevino died Feb. 7, 2007. He was 79.

Survivors include his wife, Barbara; a daughter, Cynthia Zavala of
San Antonio; two sons, Joe and Richard Trevino Jr., both of Corpus
Christi; a stepdaughter, Elizabeth Vega of Corpus Christi; a stepson,
Marcus Carrillo of Corpus Christi; a nephew he raised, Juan Salinas of
Austin; two brothers, Joe Trevino of Corpus Christi and Ruben Trevino
of Houston; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Feb. 12 at Trevino Funeral Home.
Rites of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Feb. 13 at
Trevino Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Baldemar A. Torres Jr.

ROBSTOWN - Baldemar A. Torres Jr., a Catholic, a St. Mary's Catholic
Church choir director, El Mariachi Alegria founder, owner of Torres
Garage, a Knights of Columbus member, a Cub Scout leader and Little
League coach, died Feb. 10, 2007. He was 55.

Survivors include his wife, Angie; a daughter, Erica Ortega of
Robstown; three sons, Adrian and Baldemar Torres III and Fabian Lopez,
all of Robstown; three sisters, Terry Gonzalez, Becky Serna and Norma
Martinez, all of Robstown; and five grandchildren.

Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Feb. 12 and 13 at Ramon Funeral
Home. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Feb. 14 at St. Anthony's
Catholic Church. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Samuel Villarreal

FALFURRIAS - Samuel Villarreal died Feb. 11, 2007. He was 55.

Survivors include two sons, Gabriel and Victor Villarreal, both of
Fort Myers, Fla.; four sisters, Anita Moreno of Falfurrias, Delma
Robbins of Franklin, N.C., Rosalinda Mendez of Kingsville and Rachel
Garcia of Cape Coral, Fla.; three brothers, Marcos and Andres
Villarreal, both of Kingsville, and Juventino Villarreal of Falfurrias;
and six grandchildren.

Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Feb. 12 at Alaniz Funeral Home.
Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Feb. 13 at Sacred Heart Catholic
Church. Burial will be in Falfurrias Burial Park.

Naomi R. Wagner

Naomi Ruth Wagner, a city of Corpus Christi volunteer, died Feb. 10,
2007. She was 79.

Survivors include two daughters, Sandra Jo Shearer and Leslie Ann
Wagner, both of Corpus Christi; a son, Ed Wagner of Boerne; six
grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Feb. 13 at Cage-Mills Funeral Directors.
Burial will be in Seaside Memorial Park.

Johnny W. Woody

INGLESIDE - Johnny W. Woody died Feb. 8, 2007. He was 62.

Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth; a daughter, Genesia Woody of
Ingleside; a sister, Glenda Woody of Tulsa, Okla.; three brothers, Noel
Woody of Beeville, Jerry Woody of Garland and Keith Woody of Rockport;
and two grandchildren.